What Does Russia Want? Moscow seems to be going out of its way to keep its “near abroad” — Russian-speak for the erstwhile Soviet empire — stirred...
I Had Never Seen the Impact of War Until I Spoke With Those Who Waged It "I was most shocked when I learned about what life was like when the veterans came back from war."
I Asked Him About the Best Part of His Service – 'Everybody Looked Out for Each Other' "During eighth grade, my perception of war was how Hollywood portrayed it: blood and death, and bullets and bombs."
Wilmer Valderrama on Remembering our Military this Veterans Day and Every Day "Whenever I have the honor of spending time with our troops, I am inspired and strengthened by their honor and resolve."
'War Is Indefinable' — For Some, War Is Combat. But It’s Not That Simple. For a long time, I thought military service fit on one of two sides of a coin. It was either war, meaning combat and fighting...
I Finally Understood That This Thing We Call War Is Real and Hurts People In January 2021, I sat down with my granddad, Ken Marschner, and asked him questions I had never thought to ask.
Excuses and a Recurring Nightmare, Brought to an End by Medals and Heroism "I needed to be protective about my ability as a defender, so I used my reasoning to protect myself, while I illogically...
A Veteran's Odyssey After Hanging Up the Uniform in an America He Doesn't Recognize "The story of Odysseus is the story of the day after -- what happens when the battle is done?"
Stolen Valor Is So Grubby - Stolen for What? To Impress Who? "I wanted him to feel that shiver up the spine we all feel, that I've felt, when our awkward lies are revealed."
Saudi Arabia and Israel Tiptoe Toward Overt Security Cooperation While the involvement of Saudi and Israeli fighters in the same mission is significant, that development does not necessarily...
Bragg Soldiers Who Cheered Trump's Political Attacks While in Uniform Were Checked for Allegiance, Appearance As President Donald Trump viciously attacked his perceived political foes, he whipped up boos from the gathered troops...
Guard Soldiers Deployed in Trump's LA Crackdown Aren't Getting Paid Yet According to more than a dozen Guardsmen across four units who spoke to Military.com, none has received formal activation...
'Deeply Negative Message': Relatives of Fort Gregg-Adams' Namesakes React to Trump Renaming Relatives of the late Lt. Gen. Arthur Gregg and Lt. Col. Charity Adams-Earley anticipated it, but when President Donald Trump...
Marines Authorized to Temporarily Detain Protesters in LA, Raising Legal Concerns A legal expert said that even granting temporary detention authority to troops can be construed as a law enforcement act...
US Military Authorizes Voluntary Departure of Troops' Dependents Across Mideast, Officials Say Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth also "has authorized the voluntary departure of military dependents from locations" across the...